#b49eb1

Color #b49eb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b49eb1

RGB

rgb(180, 158, 177)

HSL

hsl(308.2, 12.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.2, 12.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 1.7%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67.53, 11.47, -6.86)

LCH

lch(67.53, 13.36, 329.12)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0369, 330.45)

HWB

hwb(308.2, 62%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb4a1

Analogous

#ac9eb4

#b49eb1

#b49ea6

Triadic

#b49eb1

#b1b49e

#9eb1b4

Split-complementary

#b49eb1

#a6b49e

#9eb4ac

Tetradic

#b49eb1

#b4a19e

#9eb4a1

#9eb1b4

Square

#b49eb1

#b4ac9e

#9eb4a1

#9ea6b4

Shades

Color #b49eb1 mixed toward black.

#9b7e98

#7f627b

#5f4a5c

#40313e

#20191f

Tints

Color #b49eb1 mixed toward white.

#c1aebe

#cdbecb

#dacfd8

#e6dfe5

#f3eff2

Tones

Color #b49eb1 mixed toward gray.

#b2a0b0

#b0a2ae

#afa4ad

#ada5ac

#aba7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababad · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#acaeac · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b3a9a8 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49eb1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b49eb1 (#b49eb1) is rgb(180, 158, 177) in RGB.

No, #b49eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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